How to install php-cli on Ubuntu

command-line interpreter for the PHP scripting language (default)

Vendor: GetPageSpeed

Availability

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Distro	Channel	all	Version
Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)	Base		8.3+101+zzgps3

Description

This package provides the /usr/bin/php command interpreter, useful for testing PHP scripts from a shell or performing general shell scripting tasks. PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. This package is a dependency package, which depends on latest stable PHP version (currently 8.3).

Built for Ubuntu.

Install

Base Ubuntu 24.04

php-cli on Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)

curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb -o /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
rm /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y php-cli

Frequently asked questions

How do I install php-cli on Ubuntu?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the php-cli package with your system package manager.

Which Ubuntu versions is php-cli available for?

php-cli is available for Ubuntu 24.04.